Re: Race in fs/posix_acl.c posix_acl_update_mode and related checks on inode->i_mode in kernel v6.6

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On Fri, Jan 19, 2024 at 10:24:59AM -0500, Gabriel Ryan wrote:
> Thank you for your response Christian. I reported the race because it
> appeared potentially harmful, but based on your response it sounds like the
> race is almost certainly benign, and any potential issues would be
> addressed with WRITE_ONCE() as you suggest.

Ok. What I'm asking is whether you can confirm that the thing that your
tool discovered is indeed a WRITE_ONCE() issue. Is there any trace and
any more details?




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